4✨ We find ourselves about a year later from the first book. The warm and cozy feelings in this entire series are amazing! I really like that it focuses on grief taking time. It also reflects on being there for someone when they are going through grief and just loving them. Along with encouraging someone that is on a new path with a major life change. Honestly, it‘s hard to sum up all that this short book had to offer. Highly recommend!

4✨This is the last book in the series, but it actually serves as a prequel. The entire time you know how it‘s going to end. Yet, when you get to the end it‘s like living it the first time. I‘m so glad that we got this book even though it hurts. It was a great way to end the main series and on to their kids series now.

3✨ Not as good as the other meant to be books in the series. It had a great slow developing relationship, and sweet moments for Ren who was very sheltered growing up. Her and Fritz go on an adventure that changes them in lots of good ways. #FairyTaleReadingChallenge @Charityann Baby E loves being covered in stuffed dragons when he sleeps. 🐉 🥰💛

Woot woot! Found another one! 🤩

Yes! 🙌🎉 I found another one! 😍💛

Check it out, I actually found one while I was catching up my Serial Reading of Les Mes! 😍

I don‘t want to head out to the patio with my kids asleep in the hotel room, but still enjoying the view from the window working on catching up Les Mes, TOG and the tagged book. 🥰

Finally!! Took forever on that library hold. 😍

3✨ I was really like the characters and much of the plot was new. The struggle I had was it was very similar to a King story I recently read able a woman desperate for a baby. There was a lot of predictable situations, but I was surprised and one of the villains at the end. Whoa! 🤯 #DogsofLitsy “Tess”

4✨ I believe this was a prequel to the first one. There is something deeper much depth in this book about community, family, and culture in a small village. Sign language and gender fluidity were also discussed which I don‘t see in a lot of books. I was able to finish this while I was at a birthday party for a friend of F. 🥰💛

Yes! Found it at the library finally! 😍

4✨ A lot is already given away in the synopsis at the back of the book. Our MC is in a situation where she wants her son more than she wants her identity. The unique events of the titanic give her a way to get out and go into hiding. It‘s not easy, and the horrors of that night haunt her just as much as the possibility of them finding her and taking away her son from her. This is a love story of a mother.

4✨ A family that is looking for religious freedom from a King that the parents already left their hometown for. We look at the preparation and more of the reason behind the dangerous journey before even starting on the Mayflower. Then the dangers and hardships they faced at sea. I liked the focus of their faith and more of a feel of what this might have been like from a child‘s POV. My issue with the book is it follows her brother John not her.

3✨ This is where curiosity, Science, and the desire to help a group of people can go wrong. We have two main POVs and it helps unfold the human lust for power, as well as the desire to fix mistakes. Our characters go through a very long Groundhog Day effect as they try to saves the world from those who have other plans in mind than helping mankind. The story was good, but like the characters I got lost in time.

My hubs and I just cleaned our backyard for water fun today while reading the tagged audio. I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable day. 💛

Stayed up way too late to finish this book nook. So cute though. 🥰

3✨ I feel like this one is more believable than others. No major risks, and good friends to get you out of trouble. I‘ll actually be able to discuss on time! 🤩 #NancyDrewBR @Librarybelle
Plus I can show off my coloring I did with my kiddos today. 🥰

4✨ It would have been a 5 if it wasn‘t for that cliff hanger. Grrr. I really like that this approached multiple POVs from different places and perspectives. Darrow has been the Golden hero all this time, and looking at the other side was interesting. I still like Darrow, but people make mistakes and choices that they have to live with. I‘m going to take a break from this series though because it is so heavy on my heart.

My son baby E was getting his diaper changed reading the tagged book. Oooo the irony when he litterly threw the book at me. Cardboard books can do some damage! I bled quite a bit and will be walking silly for a day or two. “Llama llama what a Tizzy!” 🤕😓😅

#WDNCW

We don‘t care that all four dogs ran around in the sprinklers with the kids in 103 degree weather. They had fun, and wet dog might keep company away so we can stay in our pjs. 🤣

Audiosewing F‘s patches…. I‘m honestly not sure how she is going to fit them all since I‘m running out of space. I‘m struggling with this one this time. Not because it‘s not good, but because of the unease I‘m feeling with current events. After I finish this graphic audio I‘m going to try to stick to lighter titles.

28 books in June! 🤯 There was a few short books, but I was really trying to catch up on some of my challenges.

My worst book of June was a few books, but I‘m labeling this as the worst because I was hoping for something more or maybe growth. The rape and instead of equality it went 360 where men were now under women. As a woman I want equality, but I also have a son I want to see succeed in this world. This book felt too real with a lot of the crazy we are seeing, and I wish we could find a balance. 😓

My favorite (non-reread) for June was The Nightingale! It was soo good, and the copy I have is gorgeous!

My June Haul (Minus what I already showed) will have to hold me over until I start getting paid again. 😬

4✨ I was able to sneak one more into June‘s completed books! I gushed about this one to my husband. I‘ve had this on my shelves for over 10+ years, and the title is what drew me originally. However, as I read this I discovered an amazing story about finding your person, and not losing yourself in the process. Each boyfriend may have had a dog that connected them, but the lessons she learned about dating and herself are what make this book.

3✨ I‘m honestly not sure when I got this book, but I‘ve had it for a long while. I‘m glad I finally picked it up, and found out it was about a girls life. In the short story we grow up with our MC through the good the bad, and the love of small town life. I really liked her, and her family. What I didn‘t like was the writing bounced around within the characters head spontaneously. While it followed a natural timeline it moved around in chapters.

5✨I looked back and found out I read this 7.5 years ago when I had my first baby. I also gave it a 5 star then! I love the strength and compassion that was shown by our main character. There is mystery, adventure, and a love triangle what more could you want? I loved reading this with everyone in #LittensLoveSJM with @StayCurious and look forward to reading-enjoying the rest of my favorite SJM series. 🥰💛

1✨ Normally I am a fan of dystopian, but this one was too much. Maybe too real? There were several POVs which were all pretty similar (at least all the females). Women found they had actual power and instead of equality they decided to take over. There was rape, and sex as a tool that were hard to read through. Also along the story was murder, and justification using scripture throughout. #HTBookClub @Littlewolf1

Just started and already loving it! 😍 #LitsyScifiBookClub

I wish I knew how to show the whole picture, but a new Facebook reading group someone had the A to Z challenge. I‘m going to start in July and see how many I can get, but will go to December to complete. The bottom next to Z has: one word title, favorite color on the cover, number in the title, and animal in the cover.

I have several books I‘m trying to finish that might end up in my queue, but this is a mostly complete list for July. 🤩 I will be trying to continue to finish some #SeriesLove in the following month, but got a lot of my #roll100 caught up and #FairyTaleRetellingChallenge is caught up! 😍 Next will be my #DolittleDiscussion and #LosersClub

3✨ Another solid Nancy Drew mystery of a missing grandson. The jewelry box may be the clue they need to solve this one, but before that Nancy makes some mistakes?! I‘m so glad that she was more human in this one than capable of doing everything without effort. #NancyDrewBR @Librarybelle

3✨ Time has passed and a sort of peace has been felt by our characters. While I appreciated the adventure that this book provided. I was getting tired of the constant females overpowering males with their bodies as well as spells about sex and pain. Overall, I liked the series, characters, action, and plot line. #SeriesLove (5/5) @TheSpineView @Andrew65

3✨I‘m glad I stuck this one out. Each book in the series followed a different high school student, and this started out rocky for me. Withholding the truth or lying is not something I like in a character, but when the truth came out it was pretty interesting after that. This is the last book in the series. #SeriesLove @TheSpineView @Andrew65

1.) If I had to pick one it would be connection whether that be humor, compassion, honesty, or love depending on the friend.
2.) I really liked my 20s for my marriage, 30s as I started having my kids, and soon 40s for my out of debt era.
3.) Currently I working out of “Under Pressure” and getting more: “Hakuna Matata” 🤣
Thanks for the tag @Eggs If anyone else would like to play tag me with your responses. 🥰💛

I absolutely love this and need this when I‘m just tired and don‘t want to care for a bit!

1.)We do not care that we dropped off and picked up F to/from summer school in our PJs.
2.) We do not care that we didn‘t bother to paint our toes and wore flip flops.
3.)We also didn‘t care that F read us every single piece of her school work on the Arctic on the way home.

#WDNCW @dabbe Thank you I needed this. 🥰💛

Ugh… my heart hurts. (Chapter 39) 😭😭😭💔

… until a little past the middle. We have our person on trial as the major point of view, and have a few others making comments about their character. By the trail we do have some repetition and the conclusion felt anticlimactic. While we need to remember the time frame in which this happened I was hoping for something more or different to really say I completely enjoyed this book. #FableBR

New books I added to my collection! 🥰 #DogsofLitsy “Domino”

3✨ A lot is going on in here for all the families through the series. We fast forwarded through time to see their kids are grown, but we also see they all still love each other very much. Coming together for the holidays to reconnect, and surprise. I‘m sad there is only one more book in the series, but have enjoyed the ride. #SeriesLove @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

2✨ I figured out that this was the 22nd book in the series after I started reading it. There is a lot of character development that I missed, and they mention a lot of different cases throughout. There was also a few murders and I don‘t think anything was really resolved by the end. I get that there is more books in the series after, but feel each individual story should have a set end with resolution. Unhauling this #roll100

4✨Another great Dog Man graphic novel all about AI. I always make sure to read the inspiration behind the book, and while there was book references in this one, it was more about AI and how it could comedically take over even if they have a large off switch. It had me laughing out loud in several scenes.

Both my daughter had their dance performances last night. My oldest “F” was in a Harry Potter Scene and my youngest “S” was in an Inside Out Scene. Both did amazing! 🤩 Proud Mama! 🥰

The free library haul and unhauling all the books I didn‘t want in the process. This needs to be a semi regular thing now. 😍

I went to several other free libraries, and thought this was really cute too. 😍

Snoopy themed! 😍

Alice and wonderland themed with card bookmarks! 😍

Yes!! The first book in a series I started. 😍

My kiddos found books at this one and we left some of Mommy‘s! This one is so special. The caregiver for this library made it for her mother who passed away. Her mother was going blind earlier in life and lost her sight completely in the end. She loved listening to audiobooks. This had bookmarks, stickers, glow sticks, and books for all ages. 🥰